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Whitley County is ready to welcome you to our works closely with local, regional, state and global
robust manufacturing and strategic business partners to support our industry clients’ growth
climate. Contact the Whitley EDC team and Dale and success. Our mission is to lead a comprehensive
Buuck via telephone at 260.244.5506 or email at economic development program that retains and
dbuuck@whitleyedc.com. expands employment opportunities for residents
and attracts business investment to Whitley County.
The Whitley County EDC was established in 1992
About Whitley County EDC and represents Whitley County, Columbia City
and the towns of Churubusco, Larwill and South
The Whitley County Economic Development
Whitley. For more information about the EDC visit
Corporation (EDC) is the lead economic development
whitleyedc.com.
agency in Whitley County, Indiana. The Whitley EDC

Value Added to Whitley County Economy

Transform Whitley County Manufacturing Create an environment within the educational
companies into agile Industr y 4.0 institutions of the region to foster rapid Dale Buuck
accommodations to the work skills required
organizations
for both the agile company and Industry 4.0 President
technologies.
ा Provide a “playbook” for companies to
realistically identify opportunities for ा Purdue Fort Wayne and Ivy Tech Fort Whitley County Economic
Industry 4.0 technology adoption.
Wayne will engage faculty and students in Development Corporation
ा Assist companies identify and develop an innovative applied research to build stronger
implementation plan for a technology that connections between area manufacturing
improves an aspect of their manufacturing. and education. The students involved in
projects will be primed to graduate into
ा Apply systematic learning to the
industry positions within the region. F
development of an “agile” business
management and planning process through ा Provide an information source for use by 220 W. Van Buren Street, Suite
adaption to current challenges and future K-12 educational institutions for their
opportunities. students to gain skills required for Industry 102 Columbia City,
ा Train and develop the company’s leadership 4.0 technologies. IN 46725
skills to foster and develop an agile ☎
company management culture.
Create a capability to transfer the lessons
ा Help identify required employee work skills learned. P: 260.244.5506
to implement Industry 4.0 technologies. C: 260.515.3592
ा The Industry 4.0 taskforce will assemble
the data collected and lessons learned ✉
from project processes to develop a
Create capabilities for the Whitley County @whitleyedc
Economic Development Organization to comprehensive report that identifies best
grow existing manufacturing business and practices as well as future opportunities
attract new businesses for Whitley County and the region.
whitleyedc.com
ा Develop a structured adaption of the
ा Work skills required for both the agile
information acquired for the development
companies and Industry 4.0 technologies
of future offerings specifically directed to
will be quantified for Whitley County
growing and strengthening the competitive
manufacturing companies.
position of existing companies.
ा Create the environment used to attract
new business to Whitley County,
businesses specifically driven by Industry
4.0 technologies.

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